EDUCATION CONCERTS April 8, 9 & 10, 2014

Your Students can with the Philharmonic Orchestra!

A FREE Recorder & FREE Workbook for each student! A FREE Curriculum Guide for teachers!
For the 2014 Education Concert the Philharmonic Orchestra will partner once again with Carnegie Halls Link Up Program to present The Orchestra Rocks. (carnegiehall.org/linkupnational) This exciting concert will teach your students about the orchestra as they literally become members of the orchestra.

When you register your class for the concert, we will send you The Orchestra Rocks, a curriculum that explores rhythm, pulse, and groove, drawing on selected orchestral repertoire. Repertoire highlights include excerpted movements from: Holsts The Planets Orffs Carmina Burana Rileys In C Tchaikovskys Symphony No. 4 The Education Concerts will be held on Tuesday, April 8, Wednesday, April 9 and Thursday, April 10, 2014 at 9:45am & 11:30am. Tickets are $5/student & $5/ chaperone. Financial aid may be available to schools in which 80% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. In preparation for the concerts the Philharmonic Orchestra will provide FREE A Comprehensive and adaptable Link Up work book for each student A quality soprano recorder for each participant A Curriculum Guide for teachers with an accompanying CD & DVD Professional development seminars for teachers The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts also offers transportation grants through the Big Yellow School Bus program. Visit arts.ri.gov/bus/ for detailed information. Call or e-mail Jackie Pina at 401.248.7008 or jpina@ri-philharmonic.org today to reserve your seats.
this partnership has been fully endorsed by

Link Up is a music education program that

connects your classroom with the concert halls. It is designed for students in grades 3-5, but may also be appropriate for older or younger audiences, depending on their current level of musical interest. No prior music experience is required. The Philharmonic supplies each participating classroom with a quality recorder and workbook for each student and a Curriculum Guide for the teacher, all at no cost. The curriculum culminates in a lively interactive concert at The Vets in Providence.

Your Students will perform with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra from their seats in the audience!

For more info contact Jackie Pina at 401.248.7008 or jpina@ri-philharmonic.org

Your Students can with the Philharmonic Orchestra!

2014 REGISTRATION FORM

School _____________________________________________________ Phone _____________________ Address_____________________________________ City_________________State____ Zip ________ Contact Person ________________________ Phone ______________ Email ____________________ Payment: m Check Enclosed m Visa m MasterCard Credit Card Number_____________________________ Exp. _______ Name________________________ Please Check your choice of concert date and time:
m Tuesday, April 8, 2014 (9:45am) m Wednesday, April 9, 2014 (9:45am) m Thursday, April 10, 2014 (9:45am) m Tuesday, April 8, 2014 (11:30am) m Wednesday, April 9, 2014 (11:30am) m Thursday, April 10, 2014 (11:30am)

Total number of students __________ x $5.00 each = $______________ Total number of chaperones __________ x $5.00 each = $______________
(ONE FREE CHAPERONE FOR EVERY 20 STUDENTS.)

Special seating needed for __________________________________________________________________ Total Number of Seats___________________ Total Amount Enclosed $____________________ we require a $100 non-refundable deposit to hold your reservation.
Each participating teacher must attend one free professional development seminar. Student workbooks and recorders will be distributed at the seminar. Seminars at the Carter Center (667 Waterman Avenue, East Providence) on the following dates: m Thursday, October 24, 2013 (3:30 - 5:00pm) m Tuesday, October 29, 2013 (3:30 - 5:00pm) m Thuesday, November 14, 2013 (3:30 - 5:00pm) m Thursday, November 19, 2013 (9:30 - 11:00am) Each music and/or classroom teacher will receive a Curriculum Guide electronically. The guide will be sent to the email provided above.

REGISTRATION PROCEDURE
1. BY MAIL Fill out this form and mail it with the payment to: Rhode Island Philharmonic Attn: Jackie Pina 667 Waterman Avenue, East Providence, RI 02914 2. BY PHONE Call the Philharmonic offices at 401.248.7008 to register and pay with a MasterCard or VISA. Please have the information on this form available when you call. To register by phone, you must pay by credit card. 3. BY FAX 401.248.7071, Attn: Jackie Pina

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Reservations and payments are non-refundable and must be made before the concert. We cannot accept payments on the day of the concerts. Financial aid may be available to schools in which 80% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts also offers transportation grants through the Big Yellow School Bus program. Visit arts.ri.gov/bus/ for detailed information. All concerts are held at The Vets, 1 Avenue of the Arts, Providence, Rhode Island. Reservation confirmations will be sent prior to the selected concert date.